Quality Technician A - 1st Shift
Neptune Technology Group · Tallassee, AL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Neptune Technology Group (industrial) in Tallassee, AL. In addition, the individual in this role adheres to applicable quality procedures through sound auditing practices while maintaining compliance to internal standards related to the calibration and inspection of manufactured and test related products.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $51k–$73k.
Median of the low and high ends of 34 live postings that list pay, out of 539 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 17 other live quality postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 56%
- Root cause 22%
- ✓ EHS / safety 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Neptune Technology Group in Tallassee
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Full description from Neptune Technology GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
The Quality Technician A assures adherence to nationally recognized standards through the implementation of sound metrological practices. In addition, the individual in this role adheres to applicable quality procedures through sound auditing practices while maintaining compliance to internal standards related to the calibration and inspection of manufactured and test related products.
Requirements
Education: High School Diploma; Technical Certificate or Degree preferred.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years with a Technical Certificate or Degree or 5 years without
Skills: Requires the use of shop mathematics together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, various types of adjustable measuring instruments and the training generally applicable in a particular or specialized occupation. Use of considerable judgment to plan and perform unusual and difficult work where only general methods are available, and the making of broad decisions involving considerable initiative and ingenuity.
Location: Tallassee, Alabama
- ✓Paid Holidays & Vacation
- ✓401(k) Savings Plan
- ✓Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Roper Technologies)
- ✓Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance Packages
- ✓Employee Health, Wellness, and Safety Programs
- ✓Neptune Health & Wellness Center available onsite to Neptune employees residing in Alabama who are enrolled in Neptune’s Medical & their covered spouse & dependents.
- ✓All preventative care services covered at 100%
- ✓Onsite dispensary with select generic medications
- ✓Lower than average wait times for an appointment with convenient appointment scheduling options
- ✓Early Intervention and Injury Prevention Plan with Therapy South onsite
- ✓Team of athletic trainers and physical therapists providing wellness education, early interventions, injury care, and safety training.
- ✓Proactive approach to deal with work-related, as well as nonwork-related discomfort.
- ✓Tuition Assistance
- ✓Training and Education Programs
Neptune Technology Group Inc. does not sponsor U.S. work authorizations for this position, including H-1B, O-1, and TN. Neptune also does not sponsor individuals in F-1 status for this role.
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Objectives
1. Calibration of gauges and equipment.
2. Audit finished product
3. Repair gauges
4. Audit manufacturing process
5. Routine gauge maintenance
6. Audit finished product test equipment
7. Gauge R&R studies
8. Perform measurements with gauges and equipment
9. ISIR & custom measurements set up
10. Material analysis
11. Receiving and first piece inspections
12. Maintaining quality records
13. Quality systems maintenance
14. Author new quality system procedures
15. Liaison with hourly, supervisory and technical personnel
16. Coach/Educate hourly personnel
17. Use of computers to operate company systems
18. Capable of creating and executing programs on the coordinate measuring machines CMM)